Beatrice Shilling

Beatrice Shilling was a multi-talented British woman who excelled in aeronautical engineering, motorcycle racing, and sports car competitions.

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Gregoria Apaza

Gregoria Apaza was an indigenous Aymara/Aimara leader in Bolivia. In 1781, she, along with her brother Julian Apaza (Tupac Katari) and sister-in-law Bartolina Sisa, played key roles in the indigenous uprising against Spanish colonial rule in Bolivia. They besieged La Paz and Sorata but were defeated and executed.

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Nadezhda Durova

Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova, under the guise of a man, achieved distinction as a decorated soldier within the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. She was one of the earliest documented female officers in the Russian military.

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